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Surgeon Simulator Developer Bossa Studios Hit With Lay-Offs

Surgeon Simulator and Lost Skies developer Bossa Studios has become the latest affected by the sweeping lay-offs hitting the video game industry.As revealed by GI.biz, the UK developer laid off almost one third of all staff as 19 employees lost their jobs, caused by what co-founder Henrique Olifiers called a ...
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Star Citizen Introducing a $48,000 Ship Bundle, but Only for Players Who Have Already Spent $1,000

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is releasing a ship bundle for its controversial space simulator that costs an eye-watering $48,000.Revealed on its website, the Legatus 2953 pack will arrive in the first quarter of 2024 and cost $48,000 despite the game not having officially launched yet."Ahead of all others, ...
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Persona 3 Reload’s Super Stylish Opening Cinematic Revealed

Content Warning: The following article contains mentions of themes some readers may find distressing, including those of self-harm and suicide.Atlus has released the super stylish opening cinematic for Persona 3: Reload ahead of its February 2 launch.The two minute movie, which can be viewed below, is everything you'd expect of ...
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Monster Hunter Series Producer Shares New Year’s Message Ahead Of 20th Anniversary

Fan-favourite monster results arriving in March.Capcom has been gearing up for the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter for a while now and today's New Year's video message from series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto gives some indication of what's in store for 2024.To be clear, the message is not packed with information ...
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Kojima says horror game OD is as “experimental” as Boktai, so here’s a quick overview of solar powered gaming

Hideo Kojima's new Xbox Game Studios project OD is a horror game that is "also a movie, and at the same time a new form of media" and who knows, perhaps it also runs on solar power. That's the extremely direct and literal reading of Kojima's latest social media tease, ...
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IGN UK Podcast 730: Flo Rida’s Christmas Catch-Up

Christmas has come late. A new IGN UK Podcast episode has arrived as Cardy, Dale, and Mat have a big ol' catch-up and chat about all the games, movies, and TV shows that were enjoyed (and some not so much) over the festive break. We've got everything from God of ...
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Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Nominated For Another ‘Game Of The Year’ Award

Winners to be revealed at the New York Game Awards.Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom received a lot of nominations last year, and now to top it off it's been nominated for another 'Game of the Year' award, this time by the New York Videogame Critics Circle.The main event will take ...
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Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Scores Music Pass And Winter Song Update

Available next week.To celebrate the new year, Bandai Namco has announced its next wave of songs coming to Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival.These songs will be made available to Taiko Music Pass users and are timed in with the Winter Season. This service is available to subscribers only. Here's what's ...
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New JAWS Pinball Machine from Stern Has Original Movie Footage, Shark Toys, and Lots of Blood

The next game from Stern Pinball Inc. will be JAWS, a machine based on the 1975 Steven Spielberg film and featuring many sights and sounds from the horror flick. JAWS pinball also features the original John Williams score, new callouts from original JAWS star Richard Dreyfuss, and seemingly lots of ...
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MapleStory Developer Nexon Fined Nearly $9 Million for Deceptive Loot Box Practices by Korean FTC

MapleStory developer Nexon is being hit with a sizable fine by the Korean Fair Trade Commission over what the body says are deceptive loot box practices.As reported by the Korean Times and Business Korea, Nexon is being fined some $8.85 million (about 11.6 billion won) for allegedly lowering the probabilities ...
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